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Using Imagination in Management Education: The Case of Actual Jobs and Imagined Diaries

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Using Imagination in Management Education: The Case of Actual Jobs and Imagined Diaries . / Tarim, Emre.
In: Journal of Scholarship and Innovation in Management Education, Vol. 1, No. 2, 23.07.2025, p. 1-4.

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Tarim, E 2025, 'Using Imagination in Management Education: The Case of Actual Jobs and Imagined Diaries ', Journal of Scholarship and Innovation in Management Education, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.71634/yxj82h62

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Tarim E. Using Imagination in Management Education: The Case of Actual Jobs and Imagined Diaries . Journal of Scholarship and Innovation in Management Education. 2025 Jul 23;1(2):1-4. doi: 10.71634/yxj82h62

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Tarim, Emre. / Using Imagination in Management Education : The Case of Actual Jobs and Imagined Diaries . In: Journal of Scholarship and Innovation in Management Education. 2025 ; Vol. 1, No. 2. pp. 1-4.

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